Leon blijmentahl and john gale steele



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEON BLUMENTAHL AND JOHN GALE STEELE, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI,

. ASSIGNORS OF ONE-THIRD TO MORRIS R. COHEN, OF SAME PLACE.

MEDICAL COMPOUND..

SPECIFICATION forming paut of Letters Patent No. 363,448, dated May 24,1887.

Application filed November 1, 1886.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, LEON BLUMENTAHL and JOHN GALE STEELE,Of KansasCity, J ackson county,Missouri, have invented a new and Improved MedicalCom pou nd,of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

Our invention relates to a novel remedy for diarrhea, dysentery, colic,and all such discases of the stomach and bowels, and to the to method ofusing the same, substantially as hereinafter set forth.

The compound and the method of making and using it are fully describedin the following specification.

The compound is composed of the ingredients in about the proportions andquantities stated, but the process of compounding them may be varied asmay be desired.

To prepare the compound, we take two ounces of beef-gall, which shouldbe procured as fresh as possible; one ounce of digitalis; one ounce of ya le rlan, which may be either in its natural state orit may be inpowdered form; one ounce sulphate of potash; one ouncepeppermint-leaves; one dram opium; two pints ofalcohol; one-halfounceofgum'asafetidmand one pint of old wine, which latter may be of anydesired brand. Of these we form a tincture by mixing and allowing themixture to stand in a warm place for about five days,

after which time it is ready to be used.

Our method of using this compound is as follows: We prepare a band orbandage of I flannel or of some suitable goods and immerse 3 it in thetincture for a period of about ten hours. Said band or beltof flannel isthen re Serial No. 217,7l2. (No specimens.)

moved from the tincture, and dried in some way that will not disperseany of the medical properties which areheld by it-that is, it should notbe dried in the sunshine, nor by 0 the fierce heat of a stove orfurnace, but rather it should be allowed to remain in a comparativelycool place until perfectly dry. The flannel bandage thus prepared andcharged with the tincture is then to be applied to the stomach of thepatient, and secured thereon by means of suitable straps or strings, andpermitted to remain from, say, one hour to three days, or until heobtains the desired relief. Used in this way we can say that the comopound will remedy the most aggravated case of diarrhea.

The action of the compound is quite mild and soothing, and hence it canbe used by or upon a child only three months of age; or it may be usedwith much success by the oldest persons.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is- The local remedyfor diarrhea, 850., eon- (o sisting of beef-gall, digitalis,valerian,sulphate of potash, peppermint, opium, asafetida, alcohol, and wine, inthe proportions substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

LEON BLUMENTAHL. JOHN GALE STEELE.

W ituesses:

CHARLES B. BRIGGS, WALTER A. POWELL.

